Teemu Pukki Quotes

The players know what they have with Southampton, what they can expect from us, and that's the main part.

There's great affection, tremendous loyalty, but anytime you open up the season, when you walk in the locker room, there is a circle, and my obligation to everyone in that locker room is the circle has to be as strong as possible to give us a chance to win.

For me the relationship you have with the coach is very important.

I will do what my team wants me to do and justify my place in the side.

I just want to contribute to my team and earn the trust and do everything they need from me.

I trust my teammates and their ability to be there when they have to be there. I'm going to be there when I have to be there for them.

When you're on a good team, you just want to do your part and know that they trust you.

It's not important to me where I'm playing, just as long as the manager is happy and trusting me to go out on the pitch.

My teammates and the coaching team know that they can count on me.

As long as my guys are out there and doing what I'm asking, and they're giving their best, I don't think anybody can ask for much more than that.

My dad always said you have to value and respect the responsibility you've been given. When I coach, I take that responsibility seriously because I know people have trusted in me, and there are thousands of supporters whose emotions are bound up in what we do.

I am happy to get the chance to play whenever I get the chance, and it is down to the manager's trust and the trust he has shown in me.

I love my teammates. I'm never going to try and let them down.

Having your teammates' backs - that's what I feel being a leader is.

When we do find someone we trust, like our tour manager, they become an official part of the band. We take our time to make sure whoever we trust has our best interest in mind.

If I were on the field, I'd want the manager sticking up for me. Sometimes players are dead wrong, ranting and raving, but you stick up for them. They appreciate that.

I wanted to trust in my partners and the directors and producers and do the best I can to deliver what I could deliver.

There's nothing worse than finding yourself in a situation, a very demanding piece of work, and knowing that you're not a true ally to the person who's in charge of all that.

The only people whose opinions I worry about are my wife, my children, and my employees.

Loyalty and communication are always rewarded in sports.

I have to give him and I have to have 100 percent of his confidence…. If I do not have his confidence, someone else should be chief of staff.

We need everyone, every game. So I'm not going to put myself in the position to hurt my team or my teammates.

In life, there's second chances. But that doesn't mean everyone gets a second chance with your team. That's where your moral compass comes in.

Essentially, when you join a team, you're making a commitment to your team. You can't take that lightly.

I enjoy being held accountable, I enjoy holding my teammates accountable and being someone that my teammates can depend on.